--- title: "AI Engineer Jobs in New York City, NY | Metaintro" canonical: "https://www.metaintro.com/jobs/ai-engineer/locations/new-york-city-ny" language: "en" author: "Metaintro" --- AI Engineer market brief · New York City, NY # AI Engineer Jobs in New York City, NY 636 AI engineer openings are live in the New York City, NY area from 189 employers, led by Capital One, Citi, and JPMC. The middle half of posted salaries runs $124,800–$197,000 a year (median $157,000), from the 84% of listings that disclose pay. Senior roles are the largest group, at 39% of openings. 8% of listings accept remote work. Data updated Oct 14, 2026 [Search live jobs](/jobs/search?q=AI+Engineer+jobs+in+New+York+City%2C+NY)[Browse all AI Engineer markets](/jobs/ai-engineer) ## Role and market snapshot A quick read on demand before you open the live listings **Tracked jobs** : 636 : Live AI engineer openings currently tracked in the New York City market. **Companies hiring** : 189 : Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view. **Median compensation** : $157,000 : 84% of listings provide usable compensation data. ## Market analysis Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings. Level mix ### Career ladder [Entry-level](/jobs/ai-engineer/locations/new-york-city-ny/entry-level)91 jobs [Mid-level](/jobs/ai-engineer/locations/new-york-city-ny/mid-level)176 jobs [Senior](/jobs/ai-engineer/locations/new-york-city-ny/senior)250 jobs [Lead+](/jobs/ai-engineer/locations/new-york-city-ny/lead)77 jobs New York City is senior-heavy for AI engineer roles: 42% of currently tracked openings with a derived level sit at senior. Entry-level openings exist, but they are a smaller slice of the market. 30-day window ### Demand and salary Current jobs 636 Hiring employers 189 Salary coverage 84% Median experience 6.0 years Within this market ### Employer tier lens Established employers 322 52 companies · $197,300 median Startups & growing teams 230 102 companies · $142,320 median Top of market 32 18 companies · $220,000 median Coverage-gated ### Salary distribution P25 $124,800 P50 $157,000 P75 $197,000 P90 $220,000 Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay. Use Metaintro ### Turn this market signal into momentum Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now. - Open live AI engineer listings in New York City - Compare the level mix before narrowing your search - Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach [Search live jobs](/jobs/search?q=AI+Engineer+jobs+in+New+York+City%2C+NY)[Get started free](/signup) ## Turn this market brief into a live search. Use the signal The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare AI engineer opportunities in New York City, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply. - 636 live roles tracked in this market. - 189 employers represented in the current window. - Market data refreshed Oct 14, 2026. [Search live jobs](/jobs/search?q=AI+Engineer+jobs+in+New+York+City%2C+NY)[Compare other markets](/jobs/ai-engineer) ## A practical market plan for AI Engineer in New York City Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list. 1. 01Read the demand 636 AI engineer openings across 189 employers establish the current New York City opportunity set. 2. 02Choose the right rung Senior leads the derived level mix with 250 tracked openings. 3. 03Prioritize employers Capital One is one of the most active visible employers, with 237 current openings in this market view. 4. 04Open the live roles 24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now. With Metaintro Keep market research, live opportunities, saved roles, and the evidence behind your applications moving in one focused loop. ## Where this market is hiring Move from the New York City market view into active employers and representative AI engineer openings Employer activity · 189 companies ### Who is hiring in this market The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample. [![Capital One logo](/api/company-logo?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.capitalone.com%2Fapple-touch-icon.png&sig=Ssko1K967eujTLFUmT_CvqpuYTrMmc_uGLg-sjr3BdQ) Capital OneEstablished employers237Open roles](/company/capital-one-8dfd13f4)![Citi logo](/api/favicon-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fs2%2Ffavicons%3Fdomain%3Dciti.com%26sz%3D128) CitiStartups & growing teams31Open roles ![JPMC logo](/api/favicon-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fs2%2Ffavicons%3Fdomain%3Djpmc.com%26sz%3D128) JPMCEmployer profile27Open roles Pricewaterhousecoopers LLPStartups & growing teams16Open roles [![Amazon logo](/api/favicon-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2Ffavicon.ico) AmazonStartups & growing teams15Open roles](/company/amazon)[![American Express logo](/api/company-logo?url=https%3A%2F%2Famericanexpress.com%2Fapple-touch-icon.png&sig=XKSqf93spPH4-uah_qLLpVxYIb8oL1ltLOCJDul8P5g) American ExpressEstablished employers13Open roles](/company/american-express-credit-cards-rewards-and-banking) Citibank, N.A.Startups & growing teams13Open roles [![Deloitte6 logo](/api/favicon-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeloitte.com%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Fassets-shared%2Ficons%2Fus%2Ffavicon.ico) Deloitte6Startups & growing teams9Open roles](/company/deloitte6) Live opportunity sample · 24 of 636 matches ### Representative openings Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data. [Senior AI Engineer (m/f/d)Entry-leveleigenblue Inc.New York, New York$100,000Posted Oct 13, 2026](/job/senior-ai-engineer-m-f-d-at-eigenblue-inc-0ed07a1d-1ef0-56ac-af20-50c032e8af16)[AI Engineer 4Mid-levelCapital OneNew York, New York$197,300Posted Oct 13, 2026](/job/ai-engineer-4-at-capital-one-59d83a0c-0298-5a77-8b6c-21938a377641)[Applied AI ML Lead - Generative AISeniorJPMCJersey City, New JerseyPosted Oct 13, 2026](/job/applied-ai-ml-lead-generative-ai-at-jpmc-9abda738-71cd-59d4-b814-cb429995a155)[AI Engineer 4Mid-levelCapital OneNew York, New York$197,300Posted Oct 13, 2026](/job/ai-engineer-4-at-capital-one-66f6fe18-2aed-5677-b6ed-07d500f8d863)[AI Engineer 4 (Gen AI Platform Services)Mid-levelCapital OneNew York, New York$197,300Posted Oct 13, 2026](/job/ai-engineer-4-gen-ai-platform-services-at-capital-one-ae5af35d-a358-5fce-b720-7c0b1a34dc81)[AI Engineer 4 (Gen AI Platform Services)Mid-levelCapital OneNew York, New York$197,300Posted Oct 13, 2026](/job/ai-engineer-4-gen-ai-platform-services-at-capital-one-7b9085a1-6cde-502e-8718-517de2c64096)[Senior AI Engineer II - Forward Deployment Engineer - Enterprise AI PlatformsMid-levelAmerican ExpressNew York, New YorkPosted Oct 13, 2026](/job/senior-ai-engineer-ii-forward-deployment-engineer-enterprise-ai-269aa3a7-2d15-57a2-9648-8d41b9341afd)[Senior AI Engineer II - Forward Deployed Engineer - Enterprise AI PlatformsMid-levelAmerican ExpressNew York, New YorkPosted Oct 13, 2026](/job/senior-ai-engineer-ii-forward-deployed-engineer-enterprise-ai-57f080a8-0d43-5781-baa4-cf21c52af2e1) #### More AI engineer openings in New York City - [AI Engineer III - Forward Deployed Engineer - Enterprise AI Platforms · American Express](/job/ai-engineer-iii-forward-deployed-engineer-enterprise-ai-platforms-at-81b9cd4c-e9c2-5318-9aa2-9e7ca9fcb1d6) - [Senior AI Engineer · Kharon](/job/senior-ai-engineer-at-kharon-703b85fc-87ef-5385-a0e5-671785e2a039) - [Staff AI Engineer - Personalization, Brand, Communications Tech · American Express](/job/staff-ai-engineer-personalization-brand-communications-tech-at-129e1a12-42b2-5592-827d-15454cfd3be6) - [Senior AI Engineer – Applied AI & Data Science · godirect](/job/senior-ai-engineer-applied-ai-and-data-science-at-godirect-d560b5ba-1322-577e-825f-fd0370be62c3) - [AIVC - Senior AI Engineer (Studio) · deCircle](/job/aivc-senior-ai-engineer-studio-at-decircle-9d21ee30-273c-51a1-bbfb-9355065b6952) - [AI Engineer · Diverse Lynx LLC](/job/ai-engineer-at-diverse-lynx-llc-4c42ee51-f544-5a9e-8439-dbcd651817af) - [MR Imaging Scientist, Artificial Intelligence · GE Healthcare](/job/mr-imaging-scientist-artificial-intelligence-at-ge-healthcare-dcdc0277-e922-5bae-96ab-a6ef0ab75632) - [AI Engineer 4 (LLM Gateway, FM Hosting) · Capital One](/job/ai-engineer-4-llm-gateway-fm-hosting-at-capital-one-80523cde-5879-5cac-bb66-60a789c21a8a) - [GTM AI Engineer (Automation & AI) · New Relic](/job/gtm-ai-engineer-automation-and-ai-at-new-relic-91f3fbca-46d4-5285-91b5-e99977691dac) - [AI Engineer 5 (FM Hosting, LLM Inference) · Capital One](/job/ai-engineer-5-fm-hosting-llm-inference-at-capital-one-1c3eca24-8f3f-508f-9c34-71ab36f481c6) - [AI Engineer 5 (FM Hosting, LLM Inference) · Capital One](/job/ai-engineer-5-fm-hosting-llm-inference-at-capital-one-56645720-eb5b-5bee-a602-b888f74191a7) - [AI Engineer 4 (LLM Gateway, FM Hosting) · Capital One](/job/ai-engineer-4-llm-gateway-fm-hosting-at-capital-one-75d5f72c-9a18-56d3-92ae-019e333b3035) - [.Net AI Engineer · Diverse Lynx LLC](/job/net-ai-engineer-at-diverse-lynx-llc-b4bb24ff-256b-5462-abf5-bcd705accf60) - [Sr. Manager, AI Engineer (Gen AI Platform Services: Agentic AI, Guardrails, Evaluation) · Capital One](/job/sr-manager-ai-engineer-gen-ai-platform-services-agentic-ai-guardrails-a0c7b0fc-6f4a-5e86-8c0d-cb9243baaa65) - [AI Engineer · Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP](/job/ai-engineer-at-pricewaterhousecoopers-llp-e40bf79a-88a9-5553-af45-681966d81046) - [AI Engineer · Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP](/job/ai-engineer-at-pricewaterhousecoopers-llp-b779648d-6fbe-5930-bcf1-fdc6c5f32015) [Explore all 636 matching jobs](/jobs/search?q=AI+Engineer+jobs+in+New+York+City%2C+NY) ## AI Engineer jobs in New York City: what applicants need to know Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice. 1. 01### How many AI engineer jobs are open in New York City? Metaintro tracks 636 live AI engineer openings from 189 employers in the New York City, NY area over the last 30 days. 2. 02### What do AI engineer jobs in New York City pay? The median posted salary is $157,000 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $124,800 to $197,000. Based on the 84% of current listings that disclose pay. 3. 03### Which experience level has the most AI engineer openings in New York City? Senior roles lead with 250 openings. Experience level is known for 93% of this market's listings. 4. 04### Which companies are hiring for AI engineer jobs in New York City? Capital One, Citi, JPMC, and Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP have the most open AI engineer roles here right now, out of 189 hiring employers. ## Continue with the next market signal Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster Nearby cities Compare AI Engineer demand around New York City. 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